Ice-creeper.



I H. D. SHAIFFER.

ICE CREEPER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 28. 1915.

1 203,277. Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

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HARRY D. SHAIFFER, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ICE-GREEPER.

Application filed Getober 28, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY D. Srsnrrrnn, a citizen or the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and

tate of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ice-Creepers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an ice-creeper of such construction that it may be applied to a horse-shoe of any shape or size and be securely retainedthereon.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an inverted plan view of the ice-creeper applied to a horseshoe. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a detail plan view of the end portion of one of the bars before being bent into shape to receive the call: and engage the shoe. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the same completed. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the detachable calks. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the end portion of one of the bars of a modification in which the calk is formed integral with the bar.

The main part of the device comprises two relatively wide and thin bars a and Z) which are connected together near their central portions. These bars are curved and their convex edges are opposite one another, so that corresponding end portions of the two bars bend away from each other, as Fig. 1 clearly shows.

The bars are connected in the following manner: Pivoted or fixedly secured at one end to one bar a; is a plate 0, which extends toward and beyond the other bar and which is slotted at (Z to receive a headed pin 6 secured to the other bar 5. Depending from the opposite inner edges of the two bars a and I), immediately below the plate 0, are ears f. A screw or threaded rod 9 extends through a hole in one ear and is in threaded engagement with the other ear. A cotter pin 7 extends through the head of rod 9 and serves to hold it from turning. The end portion of each bar is provided with opp0- site side wings which are cut away from their front ends for part of their length,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 31,1915.

Serial No. 58,303.

thereby forming flanges 71 secured along their longitudinal edges to the body of the bar and flanges j secured at their rear ends to the flanges 2'. The flanges c' are then bent down to form the side walls of a calk seat or holder, while the flanges j are bent inwardly to form the "front wall of the same.

The calk shown in Fig. 6 comprises a body portion m provided with a base a which is undercut along three sides and which is slid into the call: holder from its open end, the body portion overlying the fianges. The call; may then be secured in position by a. screw. The end of the bar beyond the call:- holder is bent up to form a flange 0 the end or" the flange being bent inward for a slight distance to form a hook-shaped member adapted to engage the horseshoe m.

In Fig. 7 a modification is shown in which the calk p is made integral with the bar. To apply the ice-creeper to the shoe, the screw 9 is unscrewed to the degree necessary to permit the bars a and b to be separated a distance sufficient to enable the flanges 0 to extend outside the outer edge of the horse-shoe. The bars are swung pivotally relatively to each other to cause the device to approximately loosely fit the shoe, as shown in Fig. 1. -Or, if desired, the screw may be removed before approximately fitting the device to the shoe. The screw is then turned to force the two bars a and 6 toward each other until the flanges or hooked ends of the bars tightly grip theshoe. The cotter pin it may then be inserted to hold the screw from turning.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:

1. An ice creeper for attachment to horse shoes comprising a pair of bars arranged side by side, corresponding ends of said bars bending away fromeach other, upturned flanges on the ends of the bars adapted to engage the shoe, calks depending from the outer end portions of the bars, and sliding and pivotal connections between the bars.

2. An ice creeper for attachment to horse shoes comprising a pair of bars arranged side by side, corresponding ends of the bars bending away from each other, upturned flanges on the ends of the bars adapted to engage the shoe, calks depending from the outer end portions of the bars, sliding and pivotal connections between the bars and i? separate means to draw the bars toward each other thereby causing the creeper to grip the shoe.

3. An ice creeper for attachment to horseshoes comprising a pair of bars arranged side by side, a sliding and pivotal connection between them, corresponding ends of said bars bending away from each other, upturned flanges on the ends of the bars having inturned ends and adapted to engage the shoe, calks depending from the outer end portions of the bars, and means to draw the bars toward each other into locking engagement with the shoe.

t. An ice creeper for attachment to horseshoes comprising a pair of bars arranged side by side, corresponding ends of the bars bending away from each other, a connecting plate attached to one bar, a pin and slot connection between the other bar and said plate, upturned flanges on the ends of the bars adapted to engage the shoe, calks depending from the outer end portions of the bars, and separate connecting means between said bars adapted to be operated to draw said bars toward each other, thereby causing the creeper to grip the shoe.

5. An ice creeper for attachment to horseshoes comprising a pair of bars arranged side by side, a sliding and pivotal connection between them, corresponding ends of said bars bending away from each other, upturned flanges on the ends of the bars adapted to engage the shoe, calks depending from the outer end portions of the bars, ears on the bars, and a screw extending through one ear and in threaded engagement with the other ear whereby the bars after application to the shoe may be drawn toward each other to cause their flanged ends to grip the shoe.

6. An ice creeper for attachment to horseshoes comprising a pair of bars arranged side by side, corresponding ends of the bars bending away from each other, a connecting plate attached to one bar, a pin and slot connection between the other bar'and said Copies of this patent may be obtained for plate, upturned flanges on the ends of the bars adapted to engage the shoe, calks depending from the outer end portions of the bars, ears on the bars, and a screw extending through one ear and in threaded engagement with the other car whereby the bars after application to the shoe may be drawn toward each other to cause their flanged shoes comprising a bar which near its end is provided with a side flange cut away 1011-. gitudinally for a part of its length, said flange being bent up and the cut away portion thereof being bent in to form a portion of the wall of a calk-holder, the end portion of the bar beyond the calk holder being bent up to form a--shoe-engaging flange, and

a calk provided with an undercut base adapted to slip into said holder.

9.v An ice creeper for attachment to horseshoes comprising a plurality of bars arranged side by side, corresponding ends of the bars bending away from each other, upturned flanges on the ends of the bars, calks depending from the outer end portions of the bars, and means to draw the bars toward each other, the outer ends of said flanges being bent inward to form a hook shaped member adapted to grip the top edge of.

the shoe and prevent downward displacement of the bars in the operation of tightening them upon the shoe.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, at Philadelphia, on this 26th day of October, 1915.

HARRY D. SHAIFFER.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C. 

